family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
trad. 書香門第
Also written 書香門第【shū xiāng mén dì】
Characters in this word
4书
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abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- Pinyin
- Shū
- Traditional
- 書
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1073 of 2500
香
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fragrant, sweet smelling, aromatic, savory or appetizing, (to eat) with relish, (of sleep) sound, perfume or spice, joss or incense stick, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5025 of 2500
门
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surname Men
- Pinyin
- Mén
- Traditional
- 門
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 909 of 2500
第
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(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"), (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed, (old) residence of a high official, (literary) but; however, (literary) only; just
- Pinyin
- dì
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 838 of 2500